US-Russian relations are at a low point since the end of the Cold War. President Donald Trump has often expressed the hope of forging a new relationship with Russia. Will the art of the deal lead to a geopolitical grand bargain?

Europe

The growing challenges of a rapidly changing world have not been lost on the European Union. Now is the time to restructure it, before the rest of the world passes it by and leaves it floundering in its incapacity.

Australia

Despite a difficult transition from the full-steam-ahead economy of the past decade, Australia has the potential of not only surviving, but of profiting from the challenges to come. But this may come at a cost that some Australians consider too steep.

China

China recognizes that it is in need of judicial reforms. But the method by which this is achieved must balance the seeming contradictions of an increasingly free-market society guided by one-party rule.

Sovereign funds

In recent years concern has grown over the uncontrolled proliferation of government funds, otherwise referred to as “sovereign funds.” These funds are often views as potential solutions to capital deficiency problems for states, but in practice they have been more about bailing out strategic companies.

Technology

With artificial intelligence rapidly changing our existence, businesses are figuring out how to gain competitive advantages through the self-learning involved. But they mustn’t forget to always address the consumers’ needs.

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Charted territories

Since it doesn’t take much more than a little creativity and enthusiasm to conjure a reality in the virtual world that doesn’t exist by any concrete standards, one must ask: Is San Escobar poised to invade the free world?

Talking heads

Today more than ever, trade and geopolitics are intertwined. The inclusion of countries in already existing military alliances or in simple economic unions – widening areas and markets free of custom duties – can have severe effects on political frameworks and alter global stability.

World money

Talk of either an imminent exit by one of the eurozone’s members, or an outright bifurcation of the common currency has many of its leaders concerned. But are they willing to use the tools at their disposal?

My cup of tea

As if the EU didn’t already have enough problems, it must now come to terms with a US president who not only feeds the populist anti-establishment wave in Europe, but also seems indifferent to its foundational values.

Berlaymont

From a European perspective, it would be hard to imagine a more advantageous trade deal. Still, the EU could barely pass a free trade agreement with Canada, which does not bode well for the EU’s lethargic economy.

Chosen words

February 7, 2017 was the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty, but the date was not celebrated in a festive atmosphere. On June 23, 2016 a referendum took place in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar in which 51.89% of votes cast were in favor of leaving the European Union.